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The organization of the Estates- General

The organization of the Estates- General. Traditionally, there were roughly three equal groups of representatives Voted by order For the 1789 meeting, an alternative method was pursued by the Third Estate Pamphleteering . Questions:.

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The organization of the Estates- General

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  1. The organization of the Estates- General • Traditionally, there were roughly three equal groups of representatives • Voted by order • For the 1789 meeting, an alternative method was pursued by the Third Estate • Pamphleteering

  2. Questions: • 1. Why was it so radical, in 1789, to state that the nation would be better off without the privileged estates? • 2. Why do you think Sieyes refers to the two privileged estates as one (‘the privileged order’)? • 3. According to Sieyes, which two important principles would support the triumph of the Third Estate? • 4. How would this pamphlet have helped the plight of an alternative voting method for the Estates- General meeting of 1789?

  3. Sequence of events • May 5- opening of the Estates- General • May 5- June 3- discussions on the voting method • June 3- the Third Estate elect Jean-Sylvain Bailly as their president • June 4- the heir to the throne dies • June 10- the Third Estate invites the other two Estates to join it in common assembly

  4. June 13-16- members of the clergy joined the Third Estate • June 17- vote in vast majority to call itself the ‘National Assembly’ • June 19- the King locks the door to the assembly hall • June 20- Tennis Court Oath

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